Local Author First Saturday

Attending Authors:

• Amanda Magabo
• Mike Hoover

My Little Piano Hands is a sweet, rhyming story that celebrates a child’s early love of music and the special bond between parent and child. From soft baby fingers to playful preschool hands, each page captures the joy of learning piano and discovering sound for the very first time.

This beautifully illustrated children’s music book encourages creativity, focus, and confidence; making it ideal for baby gifts, toddler story time, preschool classrooms, and music-loving families.

Perfect for ages 0–5 • Baby piano book • Toddler music book • Musical story for kids

When Mama paints a river with no bridge, Elike’s little blue train comes to life. Together, Elike and his magical train zoom into the painted world; where animal friends need a helping hand. With joyful illustrations and a heartwarming message, Elike and the Magic Train is a story about the power of helping others and the magic of imagination.

Perfect for ages 3–7, this book will inspire children to dream big, play creatively, and believe in the joy of working together.

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Amanda is a professional engineer, drone pilot and artist at heart. A true creative brain who loves community, she blends her passions for design, storytelling, and art into joyful picture books. When she isn't writing, building, or flying drones, you'll find her painting, sipping tea and dreaming up new adventures with her family and little readers everywhere.

You can find and follow her here:

Instagram: @magabokidsbooks

YouTube: @ridewithelike

Website: ridewithelike.com

"Hew Gilroy" is set during the War of Three Kingdoms, when Charles the First was imposing religious reform on the churches in England and Scotland. It (accurately) follows General Montrose's army during the Scottish Theater of the war, and a young man who is in his ranks. His father is believed to be killed, but actually makes his way to the home of three women - all of whom have different opinions about the war. They desire to re-unite him with his son; who has risen to great esteem with Montrose.

In additon to Hew Gilroy, Mike's other Novellas include The Knight of Prague, The Redemtion of Saul, and Gi Joe - A Victorian Novel. The style Mike writes is older; He calls them Victorian Adventure Novels, though they take place in a variety of ages.

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Mike is a lifelong resident of Fairfax, Virginia. He began writing fiction while in college, and found he enjoyed the process of paper and pen so much more than typing. He was determined to do all his work in that form even though this is a laborious process, as everything must then be transferred to a word process.

You can find and follow him here:

Facebook: Mike Hoover

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